The Panamint, or the Koso, numbered only two or three hundred and lived in California's Death Valley through the early history of the state. Panamint Shoshone Basketry is the product of years of Slater's research on an art largely ignored in the fields of art history and cultural studies. Before the creation of this book, the Panamint people and their art form have only a scattered page or paragraph allotted to them in literature. Here, Eva Slater fills that gap, exploring a people who have survived in the harsh conditions of California's Death Valley and showcasing their significant art form that celebrates California's northern desert. Illustrated with photographs taken over the past one hundred and fifty years, this work cultivates a respect for Panamint basketry and what it reflects about the culture.
- ISBN10 1890771899
- ISBN13 9781890771898
- Publish Date 13 September 2018 (first published 1 June 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 July 2022
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Heyday Books
- Imprint Sagebrush Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 144
- Language English